How to Copy Files from One Location

to Another Using a Java

Transformation
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Abstract
You can copy files from a flat file source to a flat file target using a J ava transformation in
PowerCenter.
Supported Versions
PowerCenter 8.5.x and later
Table of Contents
Abstract ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Supported Versions ......................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2
Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Sample Mapping .............................................................................................................................. 2
J ava Transformation ........................................................................................................................ 2
J ava Code ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Overview
You can use a J ava transformation to copy files from a source location to a target location in
PowerCenter. You use a J ava transformation to evaluate conditions and copy files during mid-
stream mapping processing.
Sample Mapping
The following figure shows a sample mapping that copies a flat file from a source location to a
target location using a J ava transformation:


Java Transformation
To copy a file from a source location to target location, perform the following tasks:
1. Include the J ava .jar file in the following path: [PowerCenter Installation
Directory]/server/bin/javalib
2. Insert the J ava code in the On Input Row tab of the J ava transformation.

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The following figure shows the sample J ava code in the On Input Row tab:

Java Code
Enter the following J ava code in the On Input Row tab:

t r y{
Fi l e f r omFi l e = new Fi l e( Fi l e_f i l ePat h) ;
Fi l e t oFi l e = new Fi l e( DXFi l ePat h) ;

i f ( ! f r omFi l e. exi st s( ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: " + " no such sour ce f i l e: "
+ Fi l e_f i l ePat h) ;
i f ( ! f r omFi l e. i sFi l e( ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: " + " can' t copy di r ect or y: "
+ Fi l e_f i l ePat h) ;
i f ( ! f r omFi l e. canRead( ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: " + " sour ce f i l e i s unr eadabl e: "
+ Fi l e_f i l ePat h) ;

i f ( t oFi l e. i sDi r ect or y( ) )
t oFi l e = new Fi l e( t oFi l e, f r omFi l e. get Name( ) ) ;

i f ( t oFi l e. exi st s( ) ) {
i f ( ! t oFi l e. canWr i t e( ) )
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t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: "
+ " dest i nat i on f i l e i s unwr i t eabl e: " + Fi l e_f i l ePat h) ;
St r i ng r esponse = " Y" ;
i f ( ! r esponse. equal s( " Y" ) && ! r esponse. equal s( " y" ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: "
+ " exi st i ng f i l e was not over wr i t t en. " ) ;
} el se {
St r i ng par ent = t oFi l e. get Par ent ( ) ;
i f ( par ent == nul l )
par ent = Syst em. get Pr oper t y( " user . di r " ) ;
Fi l e di r = new Fi l e( par ent ) ;
i f ( ! di r . exi st s( ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: "
+ " dest i nat i on di r ect or y doesn' t exi st : " + par ent ) ;
i f ( di r . i sFi l e( ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: "
+ " dest i nat i on i s not a di r ect or y: " + par ent ) ;
i f ( ! di r . canWr i t e( ) )
t hr ow new I OExcept i on( " Fi l eCopy: "
+ " dest i nat i on di r ect or y i s unwr i t eabl e: " + par ent ) ;
}

Fi l eI nput St r eamf r om= nul l ;
Fi l eOut put St r eamt o = nul l ;
t r y {
f r om= new Fi l eI nput St r eam( f r omFi l e) ;
t o = new Fi l eOut put St r eam( t oFi l e) ;
byt e[ ] buf f er = new byt e[ 4096] ;
i nt byt esRead;

whi l e ( ( byt esRead = f r om. r ead( buf f er ) ) ! = - 1)
t o. wr i t e( buf f er , 0, byt esRead) ; / / wr i t e
} f i nal l y {
i f ( f r om! = nul l )
t r y {
f r om. cl ose( ) ;
} cat ch ( I OExcept i on e) {
;
}
i f ( t o ! = nul l )
t r y {
t o. cl ose( ) ;
} cat ch ( I OExcept i on e) {
;
}
}

}
cat ch( Except i on ex) {
Er r or Message = " unabl e t o move f i l e f r om" + Fi l e_f i l ePat h +" t o l ocat i on:
" + DXFi l ePat h +" . " + ex. get Message( ) ;
}

Authors
Tanmoy De
Senior Consultant, Informatica Professional Services

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Acknowledgements
The Informatica Documentation team would like to acknowledge Tanmoy De, Senior Consultant,
Informatica Professional Services for the technical content of this article.
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